Yamina Bachir-Chouikh | |
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| Born | 20 March 1954 Algiers, French Algeria, France |
| Died | 3 April 2022 (aged 68) |
| Occupation(s) | Film director Screenwriter |
| Years active | 1982–2022 |
Yamina Bachir (20 March 1954 – 3 April 2022[1]) was an Algerian film director and screenwriter. Her film Rachida was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival.[2] According to Roy Armes, Rachida is 'the first 35mm feature directed by an Algerian woman in Algeria'.[3] The film was primarily financed by French and European funding companies. It was popular in Algeria and was distributed internationally in France.
- ^ La cinéaste algérienne Yamina Bachir s’éteint (in French)
- ^ "Festival de Cannes: Sandstorm". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 31 October 2009.
- ^ Armes, Roy, New Voices in Arab Cinema (Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 2005), p. 104